SYNONYMS
mandatory (Adjective) : required punish (Verb) : to blame your- shop (Noun) : a building or part
by law; compulsory self for something that has hap- of a building where you can buy
381. (4) opponent (Noun) : a person pened; to make somebody suf- goods and services
that you are playing or fighting fer because he has broken the booth (Noun) : a small confined
against in a game, competition, law or done something wrong place where you can do some-
argument etc.; adversary withheld (Verb) : keep back; to thing privately; a place to sit in a
antagonist (Noun) : a person refuse to give something to some- restaurant
who strongly opposes somebody body mall (Noun) : a large building or
or something; opponent 385. (3) attribution (Noun) : assign- covered area that has many
non – believer (Noun) : someone ing to a cause or source; ascrip- shops/stores, restaurants, etc.
who refuses to believe tion inside it.
trouble–maker (Noun) : a person ascription (Noun) : assigning to 389. (1) innocent (Adjective) : not
who often causes serious prob- a cause or source; attribution guilty of a crime; not having done
lems description (Noun) : the act of something wrong; having little
trouble – shooter (Noun) : a writing or saying in words what experience of the world; naive
person who helps to solve prob- somebody or something is like ingenuous (Adjective) : honest,
lems in a company or an organi- account (Noun) : a written innocent and willing to trust peo-
sation record or money in a business, ple; naive
382. (3) lonely (Adjective) : unhap- bank, shop; description artful (Adjective) : crafty; clever
py because you have no friends cure (Noun) : something that will at getting what you want by not
or people to talk to; isolated solve a problems or cure an ill- speaking the truth
solitary (Adjective) : done alone ness cunning (Adjective) : able to get
without other people; enjoying what you want in a clever way
386. (3) Work hard
being alone; single by tricking or cheating; crafty;
toil (Verb) : to work very hard
solid (Adjective) : hard or firm; wily
strong and made well; that you and/or for a long time, usually
clever (Adjective) : quick at
can rely on doing hard physical work; slog
learning and understanding; in-
solicitous (Adjective) : being test (Verb) : to find out how telliigent
very concerned for somebody much somebody knows, or what 390. (2) harmless (Adjective) : un-
and waiting to make sure that he can do by asking him ques- able or unlikely to cause dam-
he is comfortable, well or happy; tions or giving him activities to age or harm; innocuous
attentive perform innocuous (Adjective) : not in-
voluntary (Adjective) : done spoil (Verb) : to change some- tended to offend or upset any-
willingly; done by people who thing good into something bad, one; harmless
choose to do it without being paid unpleasant, useless etc.; ruin careless (Adjective) : not giving
383. (3) absorb (Verb) : to take some- tell (Verb) : to give information enough attention and thought to
thing into mind and learn or un- by writing or speaking what you are doing so that you
derstand it; take in; engross 387. (4) copy (Verb) : to write or make may make mistakes; casual
engross (Verb) : to give all your or behave in the same way as insufficient (Adjective) : not
attention and time something else or somebody large, strong or important enough
dismiss (Verb) : to decide that else; imitate for a particular purpose; inade-
somebody or something is not mimic (Verb) : to copy, the way quate
important and not worth think- somebody speaks, moves, be- irresponsible (Adjective) : not
ing or talking about; put aside haves etc. in order to make oth- showing a feeling of responsibility
oppress (Verb) : to treat some- er people laugh; imitate 391. (1) disrespectful (Adjective) :
body in a cruel and unfair way tease (Verb) : to laugh at some- showing a lack of respect
endanger (Verb) : to put some- body and make jokes about him, insolent (Adjective) : extreme-
body or something in a situation either in a friendly way or in or- ly rude and showing a lack of
in which he could be harmed or der to annoy or embarrass him respect
damaged insoluble (Adjective) : that can-
refresh (Verb) : to make some-
384. (3) acquit (Verb) : to decide and not be solved or explained
body feel less tired or less hot
state officially in court that some- depreciating (Adjective) : tend-
greet (Verb) : to say hello to
body in not guilty of a crime; to ing to decrease or cause a de-
perform well, badly, etc. somebody or to welcome him
crease in value
absolve (Verb) : to state formal- 388. (1) store (Noun) : a large shop
that sells many different types the sole of a shoe : the bottom
ly that somebody is not guilty or of a shoe, not including the heel
responsible for something of goods; a shop (large or small)
392. (4) miserliness (Noun) : total
consume (Verb) : to use some- kiosk (Noun) : a small shop/
lack of generosity with money
thing – fuel, energy, time food, store, open at the front, where
newspapers, drinks, etc. are parsimony (Noun) : extreme
drink, etc; to fill somebody with care in spending money; extreme
a strong feeling sold; stand; booth
stinginess
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